Rev
Martin
Luther
Heisler
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Washington Heisler
and Sarah (Kurtz) Heisler
Brother of
Newton Heisler, Henry Frank Heisler, Charles Washington Heisler, Benjamin Keller Heisler and John Clement Heisler
Husband of
Frances E. (Hay) Heisler
— married
18 Feb 1885 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Cotta (Heisler) Brandt
Died
at age 77
in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2016
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Biography
Martin L. Heisler was born on November 9, 1846, and died on September 11, 1924. He was the son of Rev. Washington Heisler and Sarah Kurtz.
He attended the Pennsylvania College (now Gettysburg College), earning a bachelor of arts degree in 1869, and was ordained as a Lutheran minister in 1871. He served as a Lutheran minister from 1871 to 1911.
Sources
1850 U.S. Census, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, pop. sch. 340 (typed), dwell. 394, fam. 412.
1860 U.S. Census, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, pop. sch. 71 (typed), dwell. 1154, fam. 1180.
1870 U.S. Census, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, pop. sch. 67B (typed), dwell. 13, fam. 13.
1880 U.S. Census, Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland, pop. sch. 30B (handwritten), dwell. 197, fam. 211.
1900 U.S. Census, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, pop. sch. 11B (handwritten), dwell. 221, fam. 231.
1910 U.S. Census, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, pop. sch. 6A (handwritten), dwell. 109, fam. 112.
1920 U.S. Census, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, pop. sch. 1B (handwritten), dwell. 27, fam. 30.
"Into the Great Beyond," Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1895, p.1.
"Rev. Mr. Heisler, 78, Dies at Home in This City," The Evening News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), September 12, 1924, p. 17.
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014 (citing Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania).
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 (citing Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania).
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